Staff Software Architect
GE HEALTHCARE · Posted Oct 15
Medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital health solutions provider
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About the role
The Software Builder Tools (SBT) team at GE HealthCare owns the strategy, scalability, reliability, and operational excellence of the software development platforms used across the company's engineering organizations. The team maintains enterprise DevSecOps tooling such as GitLab, Coverity, JFrog Artifactory, Sonar, and SwaggerHub to support new product introductions and commercial software products in the healthcare domain. This role serves as a technical leader driving the roadmap, architectural design, and operational health of these platforms, partnering with product development teams on security, compliance, developer productivity, and responsible AI across the software development lifecycle.
What you will do
- Lead the architectural design and evolution of highly scalable, secure, and performant software tools for healthcare product development teams
- Define and document architectural principles, patterns, and best practices that guide development teams in building robust and maintainable software.
- Evaluate and select appropriate technologies, frameworks, and tools to meet project requirements and align with long-term strategic goals.
- Collaborate closely with product management, engineering leadership, and other architects to translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Drive initiatives for technical debt reduction, system optimization, and performance tuning.
- Research and evaluate emerging technologies and industry trends to identify opportunities for innovation and competitive advantage within healthcare.
- Act as a subject matter expert and provide technical guidance on complex problem-solving and troubleshooting.
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 5+ years of software engineering, DevOps, platform engineering, or software tools experience.
- Strong experience with modern software development lifecycle practices.
- Experience with cloud platforms (e.g., AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native architectural patterns (e.g., microservices, serverless, containers).
- Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills with the ability to effectively articulate complex technical concepts to diverse audiences.
Preferred qualifications
- Experience supporting regulated industries such as healthcare, medical devices, or life sciences.
- Knowledge of software supply chain security and secure SDLC practices.
- Experience leading platform modernization or enterprise tool migration initiatives.
- Experience applying AI and Generative AI technologies within software development workflows.
- Familiarity with product lifecycle management, requirements management, test management, and engineering compliance processes.
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About GE HEALTHCARE
GE HealthCare is a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical diagnostics, and digital solutions innovator dedicated to providing integrated solutions, services, and data analytics. Spun off from General Electric, the company serves patients and healthcare providers globally through its advanced imaging, ultrasound, patient care solutions, and pharmaceutical diagnostics segments. It focuses on driving precision care, improving hospital efficiency, and advancing clinical outcomes worldwide.
- Industry
- Medical Devices
- Company size
- 54000 employees
- Founded
- 2023
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Science and Technology Officer
General Counsel & Corporate Secretary
Global Chief AI Officer
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